At its April 5 meeting, the Barnegat Township Committee adopted a budget of $30,074,711, approximately $1 million more than last year’s spending plan.

Thomas Lombarski, chief financial officer, said the municipal purpose tax (not including schools and county taxes) increased slightly less than a penny. As a result, the owner of a home assessed at the township average of $258,730 will see a $23 increase in the municipal tax bill for the year.